WELSH CHURCH OF NELSON, Madison County, New York

The cemetery is in the back and alongside the
beautiful, yet simple white church. It
was built in 1876 by Welsh immigrants. It used to be Congregational, but now is
nondenominational. Services are
conducted on Sundays during the summer. Local ministers perform the services on
a rotational basis. Weddings are also held there.

Many of the graves are also on FindaGrave (www.findagrave.com) Here, the name is
listed as Welsh Church Union Cemetery. The findagrave site gives more information: birth date and location, death date and location, family
relations, link to some family members and sometimes a picture of the grave
and/or an obituary.

I do not know if I have an ancestor in this cemetery but it
is very possible. I have a number of Welsh ancestors who lived in Central New
York, and my mom used to go there when she was alive. It is fun to stroll through the churchyard
and read the stones—you will see the same names over and over—Griffiths,
Williams, Jones, Owen, Roberts, Davis, Evans.

The church is really quite fabulous, and worth visiting even
if you have no Welsh ancestors in your tree.

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